The 2026 Forestry Encouragement Award was formally presented at a ceremonial event held at the Horticultural College at Reykir in Ölfus on the International Day of Forests, 21 March. Dr. Hreinn Óskarsson, Division Director at Land and Forest Iceland, presented the award to Björgvin Örn Eggertsson in recognition of his longstanding and dedicated work in forestry knowledge and education.

The Directorate of Fisheries is updating its systems. It is recommended to confirm a warning that occurs after the update.

Due to volcanic eruption near Grindavík, and necessary emergency and investigative flights, the Icelandic Transport Authority has, at the request of the Civil Protection Coordination Centre, prohibited drone flights in the area.

Meeting of the Directors of the Nordic Supreme Courts in Iceland

Last week, American law students from Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio state, visited the Supreme Court with their Icelandic hosts from the University of Iceland.

Lilja Íris Long Birnudóttir will start working at the Communication Center at the beginning of 2026.

All children welcome on Ash Wednesday.

Parents of chronically ill or seriously disabled children who received parental allowances in December have received December allowance.

A delegation of ten representatives from Icelandic health authorities traveled across Scandinavia with the aim of encouraging Icelandic doctors to return home.

Icepharma Welfare hosted the conference The Future Is at Home – Key Steps for Icelandic Healthcare yesterday, focusing on how to empower individuals in their own healthcare journey and on the implementation of new solutions in Icelandic healthcare through welfare technology and new models of service delivery.